Rebelmouse

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Vegan Brunch: Lemon Muffins

Happy Easter, everyone!

I'm trying to get my blogging mojo back. I was on a roll last month with Appetite for Reduction until the Japan earthquake hit. The horrifying images of the tsunami shocked me to the core. We even had our own tsunami alert for the California coast the following morning. For the next several weeks, I was glued to the news about the nuclear reactor problems and recovery efforts, then stocked up on emergency supplies. What happened in Japan could very well happen in California!

In April I fought a really bad cold/cough and at the same time, Bert developed a severe head tilt all of a sudden. It caused him to lose balance and topple over when he ran (which he always is, from one safety place to another). The vet said it's either an inner ear infection or brain tumor. "Say what?!" She prescribed antibiotics and we crossed our fingers hoping that would fix him. After a week, his head began to tilt the other way a little. We were flabbergasted. Fortunately, one week later, he was straight as a button and all was right with the guinea pig world for a sweet period...

...until Belle's vet visit next week for her tooth trim. :-)

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We noticed that a neighbor whom we've never met has a beautiful big lemon tree just dripping with ripe lemons in his yard. It seemed so wasteful seeing the fruits drop and rot on the ground. This morning we saw the neighbor tending to his garden so I wondered out loud half-jokingly to hubby if he thought the neighbor would sell the lemon to us. Hubby then proceeded to walk over and asked! The neighbor was really nice and invited us to pluck what we wanted for free. Yay! Of course we didn't feel good taking it without giving anything in return, so the moment we returned with our small bucket of lemons, I pulled out Isa's Vegan Brunch to make lemon muffins for him.

Lemon Muffins from "Vegan Brunch"

The original recipes called for poppy seeds, which I didn't have. No matter, the end result was still so good! I don't know if it's the freshly plucked lemons or what, but the muffins were so deliciously fragrant and melt-in-your mouth yummy! (Of course I had to taste test one before giving it to the neighbor. ;-) I love how quick I was able to put it together; the recipe is really very simple and easy. There will definitely be more lemon muffins in my near future!

2 comments:

I don't know how I missed this one... oh wait, yes I do. You posted this just a few days before we put our house on the market, so I was totally out of the blogging loop myself. But since getting back into it I've missed you, so I wanted to stop by and see how you're doing! I'm glad Bert just had an ear infection, that was scary! And the disaster in Japan was just the beginning (though the worst) of several calamities. I don't remember the world being so full of upheaval and chaos before, or maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention.

Your lemon muffins look and sound scrumptious! Lemon cake and lemon poppyseed bread were always two of my very favorite desserts. I can hardly wait till muffin weather rolls around again! Did you get glowing reviews from your lemon-sharing neighbor?

Who Are the VeganWheekers?

Bert (left) and Belle (sleepy right) are our two guinea pigs adopted from the local shelter. They make a "wheek" sound when they want food, hence the name Wheekers. This blog chronicles my life as a vegan and guinea pig & bunny servant. Thanks for coming by!